Strong H2341H2341Iחֲוִילָה
Havilah
One of the 4 senses of Strong H2341
- Transliteration
- chăvîylâh
- Pronunciation
- khav-ee-law'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.29;
son of: Joktan (H3355);
brother of: Almodad (H486), Sheleph (H8026), Hazarmaveth (H2700), Jerah (H3392), Hadoram (H1913A), Uzal (H187), Diklah (H1853), Obal (H5745), Abimael (H39), Sheba (H7614H), Ophir (H211) and Jobab (H3103)
son of: Joktan (H3355);
brother of: Almodad (H486), Sheleph (H8026), Hazarmaveth (H2700), Jerah (H3392), Hadoram (H1913A), Uzal (H187), Diklah (H1853), Obal (H5745), Abimael (H39), Sheba (H7614H), Ophir (H211) and Jobab (H3103)
Meaning of the name
Havilah = "circle"
General definition
Probably from H2342; circular;
{Chavilah} the name of two or three eastern regions; also perhaps of two men: - Havilah.
{Chavilah} the name of two or three eastern regions; also perhaps of two men: - Havilah.
In the biblical story
Havilah
A son of Joktan, descendant of Shem.
Havilah was a son of Joktan, a descendant of Shem, mentioned in the Table of Nations. (Gen.10.29; 1Ch.1.23)
In the Bible
Strong H2341I appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- havilah2
First verses
- Genesis 10:29And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.
- 1 Chronicles 1:23And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.